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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1941
Page
4
Public notice dated February 24 1912 and July 1 1912 concerns postal service actions under the Act of March 6 1878 at the Peenter Alabama post office with related administrative details.
Fragmentary remarks on daylight saving, German warning, U S defense, industry expansion, and public notices reflect wartime sentiment. Mentions include Republic Steel expansion in Alabama, extended army service, Ford on aviation plastics, and highway maintenance on U S 31.
The Daily reports farmers are optimistic about the crop outlook through harvest with potential variability. Some sections face boll weevil infestations, though Alabama is noted as relatively clear.
Attendees in Martsville heard that Morgan county communities unite for common good. The talk emphasized mutual benefits linking Hartselle Decatur and other towns, showing no sectional divisions remain and local progress benefits all.
Officials study how to organize a statewide system and how to signal units. They consider audible signals that cut through car horns and city noise, noting an old fire siren may be inaudible in present conditions.
President Roosevelt urges Congress to grant power to set price and rent ceilings warning wage controls could harm the economy. He notes opposition in Congress from those wary of price fixes and inflation, while defending the need to curb rising costs amid heavy defense spending and broad public desire for a larger share of distribution.
In a special column Walter Whichell argues patriotism is essential, not idle, as the twentieth century tests nations with force. He calls for loyalty to the government of the people and warns against racketeering, urging unity among workers across states.
Widespread political manipulation surrounds a fortune poll claiming the American people have abandoned isolation. Analysts note wording tricks favoring Wheeler supporters, while government promoters say the public backs England. The piece questions poll influence and outlines strategic military and canal security concerns amid global tension.
The private luncheon between Federal Reserve Chairman Eccles and the President focused on a new plan to curb installment purchases. The Fed Board reportedly has little to do in defense and could handle the case if Eccles can be asked by Roosevelt. The proposal echoes an old Keynes idea advocated by the British economist to prevent inflation.
Jefferson Haynie Carroum of Smackover Arkansas arrived in New Orleans on his twentieth birthday to join the naval aviation cadet training school. He met the minimums: 134 pounds, 64 inch height, and 62 college credits, all required for eligibility.
John Cline a 21 year old surplus marketing administration clerk drops his pennies along the sidewalk after lunch each day. He says the coins could brighten someone’s day and adds up to small good.
Dr. Clendening outlines why humans outpace brutes, arguing brain size alone fails. He cites binocular vision and neokinesis as key factors, noting how hand development enabled human progress beyond other animals. The piece contrasts sensory input with motor brain growth and ends with a sample vacation weight-gain diet.
Readers may obtain seven pamphlets by mailing 10 cents per pamphlet plus a self addressed stamped envelope with a three cent stamp to Dr. Clendening care of this paper. Titles include topics on X and Y conditions and care guidance such as digestion constipation infant feeding diabetes hair care.
In a short telegram style item, Witte-Young Spendleight inherited a fortune from an aunt and aimed to use it for education beyond basketball. He has not acted on the plan yet, instead damaging his new $5,000 car by driving through its windshield.
Scientific fellows cite chto mophilhorales as a fungus parasite group lethal to house flies. The report urges testing these organisms despite their formidable sounding names.
A playful exchange recalls a maid describing a difficult job with a quarrelsome professor and his wife. The humor hinges on constant spying through a keyhole and consulting a dictionary amid tense domestic scenes. The other line notes a typographical error about the doctor feeling a purse and declaring no hope.
A collage of light banter and social vignettes. Quips about luck and fortune, the misdirection of Miss Fortune, and everyday observations. Interactions include a waiter with South American coffee, banana skin jokes, and a cracked glimpse into local life with names and small mishaps.
New York Newsreel captures a collage of Broadway life with scenes at the Palace Theatre for Walt Disney film The Reluctant Dragon and a parade of street characters and shopfront gags around Midtown.
The piece sketches weekend crowds in Times Square and Broadway in Scranton with quirky scenes. It notes a soapbox speaker at Columbus Circle arguing to a lone bored cop and a safety sign near Lido Beach Club.
Remnants linger in Washington Square and Gramercy Park where gallows pits potter’s field scars and a swamp once hid Gramercy Park The area holds stories from Macy’s founding by a whaling captain to a Nathan Hale tablet at a First Avenue meat plant walls and the Tudor City enclave’s private park fame
A mosaic of city scenes and curiosities from midtown to Coney Island. Window signs, old warehouses, a 28 story hotel, a 90 degree temperature note in fur stores, and portraits of iconic locales and人物 across Madison Avenue Cedar Street and 52nd Street.
Biff-Doc Smith charged Jones two thousand dollars to diagnose an OF case. Jones paid the fee, and the exchange reveals the amount billed and the item billed as a diagnostic service.
The piece sketches diverse locals from gabardine wearers to a cab driver named John Clynes, 73, who has hacked since 1907 near the Majestic Apartments. It notes a large stock exchange with 1,375 members and mentions revelry around Radio City and the Wrigley Building.
The revival began Sunday with Rev. Charlie Wisner in charge. Assisting were Rev. Talmadge Stephenson of Addison and Elbert Rainwater of Bethlehem. Various residents and visitors, including Mr. and Mrs. John East, Mrs. James Gardner, the Shaw families, and others from nearby towns, attended dinners and visited relatives in the area.
In Valdosta Georgia on July 31 several young women prank call husbands by claiming their wife’s friend called and arranging a fictitious meeting. Husbands report the calls as not funny and troubling.
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